Given name
Anežka
“one who is pure; chaste”
Anežka is a form of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anežka is a form of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anežka is a form of Agnes. An origin associated with Agnes is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech use, Anežka is used as a form of Agnes.
Anežka’s family of names
Anežka has an affectionate form in Aneša. Anežka shares a linguistic root with Agnes. In Czech usage, Anežka has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Agnieszka.
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Around the world
Anežka has relatives in 11 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Agnescognate · English, German
- Inesequivalent
- Agniaequivalent
- Agneseequivalent
- Agnessaequivalent
- AgnesaSlovak
- AgnieszkaPolish
- Агнияequivalent
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See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Anežka
- Agnes of Bohemiaprincess who became a nun and saint (1211-1282)
- Anežka DrahotováCzech multi-sport athleteborn 1995
- Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of AustriaCzech princess, duchess of Austria1269–1296
- Anežka IndráčkováCzech ski jumperborn 2006
- Anežka PaloudováCzech canoeist and kayaker (*1999)
- Agnes of BohemiaAristocrat, 2nd wife of Margrave Henry III of Meissen1225–1268
- Anežka Hodinová-SpurnáCzech politician (1895-1963)
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